Stacks' Bitcoin-native finance ecosystem is growing with the upcoming Zest Protocol Stacks Vaults.
The vault introduces automated yield strategies that amplify Bitcoin yield sourced from Stacks Bitcoin Staking.
The mechanism is simple:
- Deposit BTC, sBTC, or stBTC into the vault. The deposit converts into stBTC, Stacking DAO's upcoming liquid staking token, which keeps earning Bitcoin Staking yield while remaining free to use elsewhere
- The stBTC in the vault serves as collateral to borrow sBTC, stake the borrowed sBTC again to receive more stBTC, and repeat the cycle to compound yield, targeting a 6-8% target APY
That's how Bitcoin Staking yield compounds further across the Stacks ecosystem.
Read more about it here: https://thedefiant.io/news/press-releases/zest-protocol-announces-stacks-vaults-bringing-automated-yield-strategies-to-bitcoin-native-finance
The vault introduces automated yield strategies that amplify Bitcoin yield sourced from Stacks Bitcoin Staking.
The mechanism is simple:
- Deposit BTC, sBTC, or stBTC into the vault. The deposit converts into stBTC, Stacking DAO's upcoming liquid staking token, which keeps earning Bitcoin Staking yield while remaining free to use elsewhere
- The stBTC in the vault serves as collateral to borrow sBTC, stake the borrowed sBTC again to receive more stBTC, and repeat the cycle to compound yield, targeting a 6-8% target APY
That's how Bitcoin Staking yield compounds further across the Stacks ecosystem.
Read more about it here: https://thedefiant.io/news/press-releases/zest-protocol-announces-stacks-vaults-bringing-automated-yield-strategies-to-bitcoin-native-finance
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Zest Protocol Announces Stacks Vaults, Bringing Automated Yield Strategies to Bitcoin-Native Finance
George Town, Cayman Islands, July 28th, 2026, Chainwire. Zest Protocol today announces Stacks Vaults, a new vault layer built on top of its lending markets. Stacks Vaults will let users deposit a single asset into an automated strategy that manages yiel...
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The PoX-5 upgrade has been activated successfully and without issues.
Core contributors have verified the activation through post-upgrade checks, and the network is producing blocks normally.
Signers and node operators completed their migrations ahead of activation, along with major exchange partners including Binance and Upbit. Deposits and withdrawals on migrated exchanges are operating as normal.
With the hardfork now live, here's what comes next: https://www.stacks.co/blog/the-stacks-pox-5-hardfork-is-live-what-comes-next
Core contributors have verified the activation through post-upgrade checks, and the network is producing blocks normally.
Signers and node operators completed their migrations ahead of activation, along with major exchange partners including Binance and Upbit. Deposits and withdrawals on migrated exchanges are operating as normal.
With the hardfork now live, here's what comes next: https://www.stacks.co/blog/the-stacks-pox-5-hardfork-is-live-what-comes-next
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The Stacks PoX-5 Hardfork Is Live: What Comes Next
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Builders that received interim grants last Fall are shipping.
No-seed-phrase wallets, an sBTC data economy for AI agents, a trustless Runes bridge, on-chain gaming, and real commerce with STX/sBTC.
Check out the latest milestones and updates: https://stacks.foundation/july-grants-update
No-seed-phrase wallets, an sBTC data economy for AI agents, a trustless Runes bridge, on-chain gaming, and real commerce with STX/sBTC.
Check out the latest milestones and updates: https://stacks.foundation/july-grants-update
stacks.foundation
SIP-031 Interim Grants: July Check-In
A team-by-team update on the SIP-031 interim grants cohort — from wrapped grants like VoltFi, Runes Capsule, and the Stacks mobile app to in-progress builds like BNS One, Skullcoin Strike, and Boom. See what's shipped and what to watch next.
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Reminder that every staker needs to restake after PoX-5.
All previously staked STX unlocked at activation, following the precedent of prior PoX upgrades.
Restake before Bitcoin block 962,050 to earn from the first post fork cycle. Rewards from the final pre fork cycle pay out normally.
Full guide: https://www.stacks.co/blog/how-to-restake-your-stx-after-the-pox-5-hard-fork
All previously staked STX unlocked at activation, following the precedent of prior PoX upgrades.
Restake before Bitcoin block 962,050 to earn from the first post fork cycle. Rewards from the final pre fork cycle pay out normally.
Full guide: https://www.stacks.co/blog/how-to-restake-your-stx-after-the-pox-5-hard-fork
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How to Restake Your STX After the PoX-5 Hard Fork
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More than 200 applications were submitted for the Stacks Community DeGrants Cohort 4.
Six projects have been selected to share a combined $25,000 in funding.
Read more about the 6 projects selected to strengthen the Stacks ecosystem:
https://stacksendowment.co/blog/degrants-cohort-4
Six projects have been selected to share a combined $25,000 in funding.
Read more about the 6 projects selected to strengthen the Stacks ecosystem:
https://stacksendowment.co/blog/degrants-cohort-4
stacksendowment.co
Meet the Community DeGrants Cohort 4 Selected Projects | Stacks Endowment Blog
Six community-led projects will share $25,000 in funding to strengthen education, ecosystem discovery, digital culture, developer experience, wallet onboarding, and stablecoin access across Stacks.
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Stacks X Bitfinex: How Bitcoin Is Being Put To Work
Stacks gets the top spot at Bitfinex' latest Industry report on productive Bitcoin.
Bitfinex shared the productive Bitcoin overview on X featuring BlackRock and Stacks.
Read the full article here: Bitfinex - How Bitcoin is being put to work
Stacks gets the top spot at Bitfinex' latest Industry report on productive Bitcoin.
Bitfinex shared the productive Bitcoin overview on X featuring BlackRock and Stacks.
Read the full article here: Bitfinex - How Bitcoin is being put to work
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Bitfinex (@bitfinex) on X
$BTC pays nothing by design. No interest, no yield. That's the point.
From BlackRock to @Stacks, the question has shifted. Whether bitcoin can generate yield is no longer the debate.
So where d…
From BlackRock to @Stacks, the question has shifted. Whether bitcoin can generate yield is no longer the debate.
So where d…
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Reminder: restack your STX before ~August 12 (Bitcoin block 962,050) to keep earning.
Here are quick tutorials based on the pool you are using: https://x.com/Stacks/status/2083267023916662923?s=20
Here are quick tutorials based on the pool you are using: https://x.com/Stacks/status/2083267023916662923?s=20
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stacks.btc (@Stacks) on X
PoX-5 is live, and all staked STX unlocked at the fork.
Restake before Bitcoin block 962,050 (~Aug 12) to keep earning in cycle 141.
Here's how using @xverse, @LeatherBTC, @StackingDao, and @Ryd…
Restake before Bitcoin block 962,050 (~Aug 12) to keep earning in cycle 141.
Here's how using @xverse, @LeatherBTC, @StackingDao, and @Ryd…
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For a long time, holding Bitcoin meant one thing: buy it and lock it in a hardware wallet.
Now, Institutions want more ways to put Bitcoin to work, and providers like Fireblocks are building the infrastructure to let them.
Stacks already integrates the custody infrastructure institutions rely on and Bitcoin Staking delivers BTC yield without moving Bitcoin out of custody.
That's the shift: idle Bitcoin becoming productive capital, on institutions' own terms.
Now, Institutions want more ways to put Bitcoin to work, and providers like Fireblocks are building the infrastructure to let them.
Stacks already integrates the custody infrastructure institutions rely on and Bitcoin Staking delivers BTC yield without moving Bitcoin out of custody.
That's the shift: idle Bitcoin becoming productive capital, on institutions' own terms.
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Stacks' Token Transparency Filing (TTF) is now live on Bloomberg Terminal, reaching 350,000+ terminals worldwide.
This level of transparency has been the standard from the start.
STX was distributed through the first SEC-qualified token offering in US history, and the Grayscale Stacks Trust as the first publicly quoted US product providing exposure to STX.
Every mature asset class has a capital market. Bitcoin's is taking shape on Stacks, with STX as its staking capacity asset. Capital entering that market deserves disclosure standards that match what it already expects elsewhere.
This level of transparency has been the standard from the start.
STX was distributed through the first SEC-qualified token offering in US history, and the Grayscale Stacks Trust as the first publicly quoted US product providing exposure to STX.
Every mature asset class has a capital market. Bitcoin's is taking shape on Stacks, with STX as its staking capacity asset. Capital entering that market deserves disclosure standards that match what it already expects elsewhere.
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Trusted institutional infrastructure for Bitcoin-native finance continues to grow.
BitGo now supports sBTC, bringing institutional custody and SIP-010 compatibility to the Stacks ecosystem.
As institutions look beyond holding Bitcoin, secure infrastructure is essential.
https://x.com/Stacks/status/2092255484975935543?s=20
BitGo now supports sBTC, bringing institutional custody and SIP-010 compatibility to the Stacks ecosystem.
As institutions look beyond holding Bitcoin, secure infrastructure is essential.
https://x.com/Stacks/status/2092255484975935543?s=20
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Trusted institutional infrastructure for Bitcoin-native finance continues to grow.
@BitGo now supports sBTC, bringing institutional custody and SIP-010 compatibility to the Stacks ecosystem.
As …
@BitGo now supports sBTC, bringing institutional custody and SIP-010 compatibility to the Stacks ecosystem.
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Fordefi will support Bitcoin Staking from launch on 10 September, adding institutional-grade custody infrastructure for BTC-denominated yield.
The integration meets the security, compliance, and operational standards institutions already work within.
Another sign that self-custodial Bitcoin yield is becoming the institutional default.
The integration meets the security, compliance, and operational standards institutions already work within.
Another sign that self-custodial Bitcoin yield is becoming the institutional default.
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With Bitcoin Staking, institutions and BTC holders can earn a target 3% APY, self-custodially.
Bond BTC with STX while BTC stays in your wallet and the yield is paid in native BTC.
Model your return under any scenario with the Bitcoin Staking yield calculator:
https://www.stacks.co/bitcoin-yield-calculator
Bond BTC with STX while BTC stays in your wallet and the yield is paid in native BTC.
Model your return under any scenario with the Bitcoin Staking yield calculator:
https://www.stacks.co/bitcoin-yield-calculator
www.stacks.co
Bitcoin Yield Calculator: Estimate Your BTC Rewards | Stacks
Estimate the bitcoin you could earn with Bitcoin Staking. Enter your BTC and STX amounts to see projected rewards, paid in bitcoin, under your custody.
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